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US 9,227,465 B2Granted
Bicycle wheel securing structure
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorJun Nakajima
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Abstract
A bicycle wheel securing structure comprises a wheel securing axle and a wheel securing bolt. The wheel securing axle has a first end and a second end. The wheel securing bolt has a bolt shaft and a bolt head. The bolt shaft is coupled to one of the first and second ends of the wheel securing axle. The wheel securing bolt has a frame engageable surface extending in a peripheral direction of the bolt head and is configured to be non-rotatably engaged with a bicycle frame.
Claims11
A bicycle wheel securing structure comprising:
- a wheel securing axle having a first end and a second end;
- a wheel securing bolt having a bolt shaft and a bolt head, the bolt shaft being coupled to one of the first and second ends of the wheel securing axle, the wheel securing bolt having a frame engageable surface extending in a peripheral direction of the bolt head and being configured to be non-rotatably engaged with a bicycle frame;
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- a rear derailleur hanger having an opening configured to receive the wheel securing axle and an externally threaded portion that engages the bicycle frame.
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A bicycle wheel securing structure comprising:
- a wheel securing axle having a first end and a second end;
- a wheel securing bolt having a bolt shaft and a bolt head, the bolt shaft being coupled to one of the first and second ends of the wheel securing axle, the wheel securing bolt having an engageable surface extending in a peripheral direction of the bolt head;
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- an anti-rotating member non-rotatably engaged with the engageable surface of the wheel securing bolt, the anti-rotating member having a mounting opening configured to receive the wheel securing bolt, the anti-rotating member further having a tubular portion with an external annular surface that is configured to engage a bicycle frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.